Ep 16: She Lives Out Loud Everyday While Managing a Disability and Ignoring Skeptics

18/11/2024 25 min Temporada 1 Episodio 16
Ep 16: She Lives Out Loud Everyday While Managing a Disability and Ignoring Skeptics

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Send us a textThis week in the guest chair, I spoke with Michelle Lee Steiner, educator, photographer, and founder of Michelle’s Mission, a blog and website dedicated to empowering those with and without disabilities.In this episode, Michelle shares her journey of living with a learning disability, specifically Dyscalculia, from her early diagnosis in kindergarten through her educational challenges and triumphs. She discusses the importance of advocacy, self-acceptance, and finding her voice through writing and photography. Key TakeawaysWriting about her disability and nature photography became healing experiences.She faced skepticism about her ability to pursue higher education.Advocating for herself led to academic success in college among many other accomplishments.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Early Life03:04 Journey through School and Education05:48 Overcoming Limitations and Pursuing Dreams08:58 Supportive Relationships and Travel11:44 The Healing Power of Writing and Photography14:49 The Blog and Finding Joy in Passion18:42 Traveling and Self-Care19:42 Strawberry Round: Quick Questions21:34 Final Words of EncouragementLinks Mentioned:Michelle’s Website: www.mrsmichellesmission.com Michelle’s FB Page: @Michelle Steiner Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/milfs-who-pivot/id1752003970Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/3YSTz3qhoA979C4wzLtIO5?si=bfY4ik0zRAC4kYAQNGBDkQWatch on:YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/milfswhopivotpodcastSubscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1935947.rssMusic Credit: The Hip Hop Lo Fi by Electromaria via Audio Jungle: https://audiojungle.net/item/the-hiphop-lo-fi/52341474

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